Sam Peña is a multimedia journalist at Denver7 KMGH in Denver, Colorado.
The Colorado Horse Rescue launched their 'Uber for horses,' app in April, just a few months later it's being put to use. The app, Horse Alert , has evacuated several horses during the recent Colorado fires.As of Thursday evening, the Alexander Mountain Fire has burned more than 8,000 acres, while the Stone Canyon Fire sits at more than 1,500 acres burned. On Wednesday night, Horse Alert driver Blake Holliman evacuated two horses, Woody and Blackjack, from the fires.
In addition to the increase in drivers, Horse Alert has more than 2,000 horses currently signed up across the state. When we spoke to the rescue in May, they had only 660 horses signed up and 50 drivers.Development on the app started after Gregory had to evacuate the rescue's 60 horses during the Marshall and Calwood fires. Most rescues and ranches don't have enough trailers to transport their horses, so they reach out to neighbors for help on social media.
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